<section xmlns="http://xml.house.gov/schemas/uslm/1.0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:dcterms="http://purl.org/dc/terms/" style="-uslm-lc:I80" id="id4451abab-0605-11ee-9e15-d7e238628731" identifier="/us/usc/t2/s4573"><num value="4573">§ 4573.</num><heading> Senate pay adjustments; action by President pro tempore of Senate</heading><subsection style="-uslm-lc:I11" class="indent0" id="id4451abac-0605-11ee-9e15-d7e238628731" identifier="/us/usc/t2/s4573/a"><num value="a">(a)</num><content> Whenever, after <date date="1990-11-05">November 5, 1990</date>, there is an adjustment in rates of pay for Senators (other than an adjustment which occurs by virtue of an adjustment under <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s5303">section 5303 of title 5</ref> in rates of pay under the General Schedule), the President pro tempore of the Senate may, notwithstanding any other provision of law, rule, or regulation, adjust the rate of pay (and any minimum or maximum rate, limitation, or allowance) applicable to personnel whose pay is disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate (including such personnel appointed to positions for which the specific amount of the rate of pay for the particular position is fixed by statute on the day before the effective date of the amendments made by section 212 of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2020 and such personnel appointed to positions for which the maximum rates of pay for the particular positions were fixed by or pursuant to law on the day before such effective date), subject to <ref href="/us/usc/t2/s4575/f">section 4575(f) of this title</ref>.</content>
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<subsection style="-uslm-lc:I11" class="indent0" id="id4451abad-0605-11ee-9e15-d7e238628731" identifier="/us/usc/t2/s4573/b"><num value="b">(b)</num><content> Adjustments made by the President pro tempore under this section shall be made in such manner as he considers advisable and shall have the force and effect of law.</content>
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<sourceCredit id="id4451abae-0605-11ee-9e15-d7e238628731">(<ref href="/us/pl/101/520/tIII/s315">Pub. L. 101–520, title III, § 315</ref>, <date date="1990-11-05">Nov. 5, 1990</date>, <ref href="/us/stat/104/2283">104 Stat. 2283</ref>; <ref href="/us/pl/102/90/tIII/s308">Pub. L. 102–90, title III, § 308</ref>, <date date="1991-08-14">Aug. 14, 1991</date>, <ref href="/us/stat/105/466">105 Stat. 466</ref>; <ref href="/us/pl/116/94/dE/tII/s212/a/2/B">Pub. L. 116–94, div. E, title II, § 212(a)(2)(B)</ref>, <date date="2019-12-20">Dec. 20, 2019</date>, <ref href="/us/stat/133/2775">133 Stat. 2775</ref>; <ref href="/us/pl/117/103/dI/tII/s213/a/2/B">Pub. L. 117–103, div. I, title II, § 213(a)(2)(B)</ref>, <date date="2022-03-15">Mar. 15, 2022</date>, <ref href="/us/stat/136/527">136 Stat. 527</ref>.)</sourceCredit>
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<note style="-uslm-lc:I74" role="crossHeading" topic="editorialNotes" id="id4451abb0-0605-11ee-9e15-d7e238628731"><heading class="centered"><b>Editorial Notes</b></heading></note>
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<heading class="centered smallCaps">References in Text</heading><p style="-uslm-lc:I21" class="indent0">The General Schedule, referred to in subsec. (a), is set out under <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s5332">section 5332 of Title 5</ref>, Government Organization and Employees.</p>
<p style="-uslm-lc:I21" class="indent0">The effective date of the amendments made by section 212 of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2020, referred to in subsec. (a), is the effective date of <ref href="/us/pl/116/94/dE/s212">section 212 of div. E of Pub. L. 116–94</ref>. See Effective Date of 2019 Amendment note below.</p>
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<note style="-uslm-lc:I76" topic="codification" id="id4451abb2-0605-11ee-9e15-d7e238628731"><heading class="centered smallCaps">Codification</heading>
<p style="-uslm-lc:I21" class="indent0">Section was formerly classified to <ref href="/us/usc/t2/s60a–1b">section 60a–1b of this title</ref> prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.</p>
<p style="-uslm-lc:I21" class="indent0">Section is from the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1991.</p>
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<note style="-uslm-lc:I74" topic="amendments" id="id4451abb3-0605-11ee-9e15-d7e238628731"><heading class="centered smallCaps">Amendments</heading><p style="-uslm-lc:I21" class="indent0">2022—Subsec. (a). <ref href="/us/pl/117/103">Pub. L. 117–103</ref> substituted “, subject to <ref href="/us/usc/t2/s4575/f">section 4575(f) of this title</ref>.” for “to the extent necessary to maintain the pay relationships that existed on such effective date between the maximum rate of pay for Senate personnel and Senators.”</p>
<p style="-uslm-lc:I21" class="indent0">2019—Subsec. (a). <ref href="/us/pl/116/94">Pub. L. 116–94</ref> substituted “(including such personnel appointed to positions for which the specific amount of the rate of pay for the particular position is fixed by statute on the day before the effective date of the amendments made by section 212 of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2020 and such personnel appointed to positions for which the maximum rates of pay for the particular positions were fixed by or pursuant to law on the day before such effective date) to the extent necessary to maintain the pay relationships that existed on such effective date between the maximum rate of pay for Senate personnel and Senators.” for “to the extent necessary to maintain the same pay relationships that existed on <date date="1986-12-31">December 31, 1986</date>, between personnel and Senators and between positions.”</p>
<p style="-uslm-lc:I21" class="indent0">1991—Subsec. (a). <ref href="/us/pl/102/90">Pub. L. 102–90</ref> substituted “5303” for “5305”.</p>
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<note style="-uslm-lc:I74" role="crossHeading" topic="statutoryNotes" id="id4451abb4-0605-11ee-9e15-d7e238628731"><heading class="centered"><b>Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries</b></heading></note>
<note style="-uslm-lc:I74" topic="effectiveDateOfAmendment" id="id4451abb5-0605-11ee-9e15-d7e238628731"><heading class="centered smallCaps">Effective Date of 2022 Amendment</heading><p style="-uslm-lc:I21" class="indent0">Amendment by <ref href="/us/pl/117/103">Pub. L. 117–103</ref> effective on the first day of the first applicable pay period beginning on or after <date date="2022-03-15">Mar. 15, 2022</date>, see <ref href="/us/pl/117/103/dI/s213/b">section 213(b) of div. I of Pub. L. 117–103</ref>, set out as a note under <ref href="/us/usc/t2/s4571">section 4571 of this title</ref>.</p>
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<note style="-uslm-lc:I74" topic="effectiveDateOfAmendment" id="id4451abb6-0605-11ee-9e15-d7e238628731"><heading class="centered smallCaps">Effective Date of 2019 Amendment</heading><p style="-uslm-lc:I21" class="indent0">Amendment by <ref href="/us/pl/116/94">Pub. L. 116–94</ref> effective on the later of the first day of the first applicable pay period beginning on or after <date date="2020-01-01">Jan. 1, 2020</date>, or the first day of the first applicable pay period beginning on or after <date date="2019-12-20">Dec. 20, 2019</date>, see <ref href="/us/pl/116/94/dE/s212/c">section 212(c) of div. E of Pub. L. 116–94</ref>, set out as a note under <ref href="/us/usc/t2/s282b">section 282b of this title</ref>.</p>
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